Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The veteran withdrew all claims for service connection, and the appeal was dismissed.

The Board denied various claims for increased ratings and service connection, including those for PTSD (with TBI), headaches, left elbow fracture with limitation of flexion, left elbow post-operative scar (painful), right 3rd finger fracture, bilateral hearing loss, left elbow scar, right ankle sprain to include right shin splint, erectile dysfunction, right hand disability, and low back disability.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and denied increased ratings and other claims.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for temporomandibular joint disorder and remanded the claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, and erectile dysfunction disabilities.

The Board granted ratings for peripheral neuropathy in the upper and lower extremities, denied a compensable rating for hypertension, and granted service connection for anemia and erectile dysfunction as secondary conditions.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for diaphragmatic hernia without obstruction or gangrene and remanded the claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction.

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was dismissed, and several other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted an effective date of September 29, 2023 for the grants of service connection for bladder cancer, skin rash due to chemotherapy, residuals of prostate cancer, hypertension and erectile dysfunction.

The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction, with an effective date of March 29, 2012. The claim for an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation based on statutory housebound was denied.

The veteran has withdrawn the appeal, and there are no specific errors of fact or law for appellate consideration.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal in its entirety, and the Board finds that the requirements for a proper withdrawal have been satisfied.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition and denied the claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, effective date prior to October 26, 2021, for the award of entitlement to service-connection for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, and other claims including type II diabetes mellitus, head injury, erectile dysfunction, sleep apnea, hypertension, and TDIU.

The Veteran is granted an allowance for an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment due to the permanent loss of use of his feet and functional equivalent of right hip ankylosis resulting from his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and a higher initial rating, as well as remanded the claim for chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as there was no evidence of an in-service event, injury, or disease relevant to these conditions and a nexus between the current disabilities and active duty. The claims for service connection for headaches, lumbar spine condition, left foot condition, right foot condition, right knee condition, right shoulder condition, cervical spine condition, and right upper extremity radiculopathy were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, tinnitus, and age related cataracts with dermatochalasis as there was no evidence of a current disability at the time of the claim or during its pendency.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, stress (adjustment disorder), erectile dysfunction, and pseudofolliculitis barbae. The appeal of the claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus was remanded.

The appeal for an increased rating for diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction was dismissed, and the claims for increased ratings for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities, hypertension, and bilateral hearing loss were denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and prostate cancer to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury, denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ, and denied an earlier effective date for the award of a 100 percent disability rating for prostate cancer.